Verizon Offers Music-Streaming Device for Car Stereos
Already been done... (music has anyway)
So this is basically an FM modulator that plays the music from your phone to an FM channel? Thats kinda silly due to the poor quality of FM. Its going to be like one of those ipod or dvd adapters that plays it through your stereo via FM and any time you travel under a power line get a boost of static!
Its nice to see the phone functions also built into the device but the static would get on my last nerves.
Anywho... these devices have already been made at more than half the cost. Just buy an FM modulator that works with any MP3/CD players and get they headset adapter at your local RadioShack. The best way to connect your cellphone to your car stereo is to just have a BT enabled stereo, plain and simple.
Also, the Fusiq or Musiq ...
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Its nice to see the phone functions also built into the device but the static would get on my last nerves.
Anywho... these devices have already been made at more than half the cost. Just buy an FM modulator that works with any MP3/CD players and get they headset adapter at your local RadioShack. The best way to connect your cellphone to your car stereo is to just have a BT enabled stereo, plain and simple.
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I won't argue about the quality of most consumer FM transmitters, but the problem is not quite with FM technology itself.
FM is an analog technology - and a very good one at that - which means it is capable of perfect sound in perfect conditions. FM sound can actually be far better than CD sound in really good conditions. It's true.
Of course, the downside of analog is that quality degrades as conditions degrade. There is no error correction like there is with most digital technologies, so the quality can vary by quite a bit.
The deal with consumer FM transmitters is that the FCC (wisely) limits the output power to something that won't interfere (much) with the car in the other lane (in automotive situations.)
Unfortunately, a si...
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FM is an analog technology - and a very good one at that - which means it is capable of perfect sound in perfect conditions. FM sound can actually be far better than CD sound in really good conditions. It's true.
Of course, the downside of analog is that quality degrades as conditions degrade. There is no error correction like there is with most digital technologies, so the quality can vary by quite a bit.
The deal with consumer FM transmitters is that the FCC (wisely) limits the output power to something that won't interfere (much) with the car in the other lane (in automotive situations.)
Unfortunately, a si...
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It also has a line-out, so you don't have to use the FM transmitter if your vehicle has a line-in feature. Unfortunately, you will lose the RDS information that is transmitted to the vehicle from the Venturi. The Venturi display will still show the information (caller ID, song title, etc).
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You can't get 2.5mm to 3.5mm adapters at RadioShack. At least not in stereo. But they are widely available over the internet, so for a fraction of the cost, you can get an adapter and a standard FM transmitter. Or if your stereo has line-in, just go hardwired. It'll cost you maybe $10.
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